metadata
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.meta·da·ta
noun plural but singular or plural in construction \-ˈdā-tə, -ˈda- also -ˈdä-\Definition of METADATA
: data that provides information about other data
First Known Use of METADATA
1983
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